send (one) on an errand

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send (one) on an errand

To instruct or direct one to go out on a short trip in order to perform some specific task. The boss sent me on an errand to have these documents notarized.A: "Where's Tom?" B: "Oh, I sent him on a few errands around town. He should be back in a couple hours."

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